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Met Police to extract suspects' mobile phone data

mobile phone data

The Metropolitan Police has implemented a system to extract mobile phone data from suspects held in custody.

The data includes call history, texts and contacts, and the BBC has learned that it will be retained regardless of whether any charges are brought.

French privacy watchdog to quiz Google on policy change

Google s consolidation

France's data protection watchdog has set up a meeting with Google to closely examine its controversial privacy policy.

The search giant consolidated 60 privacy policies into one single agreement in March.

Astronaut John Glenn marks 50 years since first orbit

Former astronaut and Senator John Glenn

Former astronaut and Senator John Glenn celebrated the 50th anniversary of his Earth orbit by chatting with the crew on the International Space Station.

Mr Glenn, 90, was the first American to orbit the Earth, and later became the oldest person to travel in space.

Microsoft names ex-antivirus employee as botnet 'suspect'

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Microsoft said it suspects a former employee of an antivirus software firm was behind the Kelihos botnet attacks.

Russian citizen Andrey Sabelnikov "wrote and/or participated in creating" the harmful software which infected thousands of machines, Microsoft said. Kelihos was used for sending out spam and spreading malware until it was "neutralised" in September 2011.

Driverless car: Google awarded US patent for technology

Google car   Google has been experimenting with driverless Toyota Prius cars in the US

A US patent for self-driving cars has been awarded to Google.

The intellectual property rights relate to a method to switch a vehicle from a human-controlled mode into the state where it takes charge of the wheel. It explains how the car would know when to take control, where it is located and which direction to drive in.

Facebook bug sees Zuckerberg pictures posted online

Pictures showed Mr Zuckerberg and his girlfriend cooking

A series of private pictures of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg have been posted online by "hackers" to highlight a bug in the social network.

In total 14 pictures of Mr Zuckerberg were posted to image site Imgur under the headline: "It's time to fix those security flaws Facebook".

China Mobile 'in talks' with Apple to offer iPhone

China Mobile iPhone

The world's biggest mobile phone network, China Mobile, could soon offer its customers Apple's iPhone.

The Chinese carrier's chairman has confirmed the two firms are in talks.

Facebook app store launches amid mobile revenue worries

Facebook app store launches

Facebook has launched its own app store to promote mobile programs that operate using the social network.

The company said the App Center will become the "new, central place to find great apps like Draw Something" and other titles.

Solar flare may hit satellite communications, GPS

solar flare

A burst of radiation on the sun's surface may trigger a geomagnetic storm on Earth today that could disrupt satellite communications and the Global Positioning

System by mid-morning, scientists at the Space Weather Prediction Center said Monday.